Abilene Mom's Mission: How Your One Choice Is Fighting Drinking and Driving in Texas

Jennifer Blessing honors her daughter Aspen's memory while promoting responsible choices and supporting local first responders.

Published on Feb. 4, 2026

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The Your One Choice Fundraiser is coming back to Abilene, Texas, where the community will gather for a powerful night of heartbreak, healing, and hope. Jennifer Blessing started the event after losing her daughter, Aspen, to a drunk driver, and now she travels to schools, events, and first-responder trainings to spread awareness and hand out reminder bracelets about the importance of making responsible choices.

Why it matters

This fundraiser helps Jennifer Blessing channel her grief into something that protects others from experiencing the same tragedy. It's a meaningful way for the community to come together, support local first responders, and have an important conversation about the impact of drinking and driving.

The details

The Your One Choice Fundraiser will take place on Friday, April 10 at the Big Country Hall in the Taylor County Expo Center. Attendees will enjoy a catered BBQ dinner, browse a silent auction, and hear Jennifer Blessing share Aspen's story and the importance of 'one choice.' Two dollars from every ticket sale will go to support the Clyde Volunteer Fire Department, the first responders who were at the scene of Aspen's crash.

  • The Your One Choice Fundraiser will take place on Friday, April 10, 2026.
  • Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event starts at 7:15 p.m.

The players

Jennifer Blessing

The founder of the Your One Choice organization, who started the event after losing her daughter, Aspen, to a drunk driver. She now travels to share Aspen's story and promote responsible choices.

Aspen

Jennifer Blessing's daughter, who was killed by a drunk driver, inspiring the creation of the Your One Choice event.

Clyde Volunteer Fire Department

The local first responders who were at the scene of Aspen's crash, and will receive a portion of the fundraiser's proceeds.

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What they’re saying

“Grief never really goes away, it just changes shape, and this fundraiser helps me channel that pain into something that protects others.”

— Jennifer Blessing, Founder, Your One Choice (925theranch.com)

What’s next

Tickets for the Your One Choice Fundraiser are available now through March 27, 2026.

The takeaway

This event is a powerful reminder that a single decision can change lives forever, and that by coming together as a community, we can turn tragedy into something that saves lives and honors the memory of those we've lost.